Panth (also panthan, meaning "path" in Sanskrit), also called Sampradaya, is the term used for several religious traditions in India. A panth is founded by a guru or an acharya in guru-shishya parampara, and is often led by scholars or senior practitioners of the tradition. With the backdrop of the Sant and Bhakti movements in mediaeval India, the followings of various religious leaders began to take on a "panthic" identity, which was a very fluid label in the 17th century. However, later the panthic identities became structured and distinct, such as the followers of Nanak and Dadu, who became the Nanakpanthis and Dadupanthis.[1] While the term panth is used sometimes interchangeably with the term saṃpradāya, a panth often is used to refer to religious movements from the Sant tradition.[2]
Kabir and the Kabir Panth by G. H. Wescott, South Asia Books; (July 1, 1986)
The Bijak of Kabir by Linda Hess and Shukdev Singh, Oxford University Press, 2002
One Hundred Poems of Kabir: Translated by Rabindranath Tagore. Assisted by Evelin Underhill, Adamant Media Corporation, 2005
Crossing the Threshold: Understanding Religious Identities in South Asia by Dominique Sila-Khan, I. B. Tauris in Association with the Institute of Ismaili Studies; (November 4, 2004)
^Singh, Abha. “SATNAMIS OR SADHS: CHANGING IDENTITY OF THE SATNAMIS OF NARNAUL.” Proceedings of the Indian History Congress, vol. 61, 2000, pp. 505–06. JSTOR, http://www.jstor.org/stable/44148127. Accessed 6 May 2026.
^ abSingh, Abha. “SATNAMIS OR SADHS: CHANGING IDENTITY OF THE SATNAMIS OF NARNAUL.” Proceedings of the Indian History Congress, vol. 61, 2000, pp. 501–09. JSTOR, http://www.jstor.org/stable/44148127. Accessed 6 May 2026.
^Singh, Abha. “SATNAMIS OR SADHS: CHANGING IDENTITY OF THE SATNAMIS OF NARNAUL.” Proceedings of the Indian History Congress, vol. 61, 2000, pp. 501–09. JSTOR, http://www.jstor.org/stable/44148127. Accessed 6 May 2026.
^Duggal, Koonal (Apr 1, 2025). "Between Blasphemy and Martyrdom: The Formation of the Ravidassia Religion in Punjab". In Rawat, Ramnarayan S.; Satyanarayana, K.; Mohan, P. Sanal (eds.). Dalit Journeys for Dignity: Religion, Freedom, and Caste. State University of New York Press. ISBN9798855802634.
